Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
The Women from Trinidad's "First Family of Pan" KAREN and KEISHA Codrington of the Pan Family Steel Orchestra
Karen Codrington - Co-Manager, Treasurer
Karen is a very serious and disciplined young woman who plays the percussion and rhythm bass for the [Codrington] Pan Family Steel Orchestra. She learnt to play the steel pan at age ten with the Tunapuna Nightingale Steel Orchestra. She is a very talented pannist who has played with various steel bands. Her instruments include: the four (4) bass, the tenor, the double tenor, the triple tenor, the double guitar and the quadraphonic pans. Karen is also the band's Drummer.
Keisha Codrington
Keisha has been dubbed a prodigy by her parents and those who have heard her perform. She plays the tenor with the Pan Family Steel Orchestra. She is an extremely gifted soloist, who has performed extensively throughout Trinidad. She entered a Pan Soloist Under 15 Competition in 1999 and placed 5th at the finals. Keisha is ten years old and began to play the tenor at the tender age of three.
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Wonderful I have heard of the Codringtons " Pan Family Steel Orchestra"but it is the first occasion on which I am reading a bit about two members of the family.
To the Codrington Family Keep up the good work.
I am maintaining that with so many talented ladies playing pan in the various Steelbands, that it is time for Trinidad and Tobago to organise an "All Girls Steel Orchestra" to tour and to promote the Steelband and Trinidad and Tobago to the World. The ladies may still maintain their affiliations with their respective Steelbands when not on tour.
Ian Lambie
Congratulations to the Codrington women. Keep on - keeping on. You make us proud.
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